One of many fossils found below the cliff at the Joggins Fossil Centre


At Joggins one can observe and have accessibility to 15 kilometers of magnificently exposed layers of rock revealing the world's most complete fossil record of life in the “Coal Age” when lush forests covered Joggins and much of the world's tropics, 300 million years ago. In these coastal cliffs, rare fossils reveal details of life as it was in the “Coal Age”. Joggins Fossil Cliffs on the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia is Canada's 15th UNESCO World Heritage Site.


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Location: Joggins Fossil Cliffs on the Bay of Fundy, Joggins Fossil Center, Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo credit: © Jim Kidd / Alamy / Afripics
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